Denis Fillion (June 26, 1948 – February 27, 2016) was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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| Born | June 26, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 27, 2016 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1: (1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was a 1995 World Men's champion[1] and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion.
Awards edit
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 2002 with all of 1995 Kerry Burtnyk team, Canadian and World champions[2]
Personal life edit
Fillion grew up in Elie, Manitoba. His family moved to Gilbert Plains, Manitoba in 1967. He was married to Trudy Murray-Thomson, and lived in Winnipeg with her and their two children. He worked for Harvey's and as a car salesman. Fillion also played hockey, and was the goaltender for the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1967. He was also an avid golfer and coached his son's provincial champion baseball team.
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1994–95 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Denis Fillion | Brier 1995  WCC 1995
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References edit
External links edit
- Denis Fillion at World Curling
- Denis Fillion – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Video: 1995 Kerry Burtnyk Curling Team's Induction Video - Sport Manitoba on YouTube
- FILLION DENIS - Winnipeg Free Press Passages
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